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Project 89: Retention with Continued Growth II
In part one, I wrote about the soft ideas in putting together this Project 89 program. This post will focus on the main driver of the program. These are ideas for your review, for you to examine, tweak, test and reset to fit the needs of your business. Although these are only ideas, please know: I have been involved with player development for 18 years. Therefore, these are not just coming from an office laptop in a far-away city, these notions have been churned through and through over time. Although there are a variety of ways to grow the game, and then to retain golfers, the theme here is to help new golfers play, to move beyond the frustrations, and to help them improve for the long term. Shots struck well will bring us back to the first tee.
The idea of the title is: we can create a goal of getting golfers to break 90, a longtime key benchmark in the game. For people just wanting to play for the fun of it, the goal to break 110 is another benchmark. We all realize the way to appeal to diners is through good food and personal service. The way to keep people excited about golf, I believe, is by working through frustration, learning a repeatable action, and having long term mentoring or coaching in order to keep people motivated, while helping them always find a game. Although this post may create as many questions as it proposes to answer, the secret sauce in maintaining the current status of rounds is by helping your golfers play well enough to keep them excited for their next round. Here are my highfives to help you maintain the growth:
In addition, I suggest you develop a program to teach every person on your staff the game of golf. Although few may stick with it, teaching people about the game will enhance their understanding as well as develop their empathy and knowledge. Project 89 came out of reading an article about the amazing success of golf in late spring. It also came from fear. Fear that these new & returning golfers will go back to old routines, routines that do not include golf. As the quote above, from my friend suggest, we all look forward to playing the game, when we play better. Contact me with your thoughts. Thank you.
Jack Dillon writes the highfives series. When you want to improve your team & your business contact Jack. Reach Jack at: 407-973-6136, or at dillonjack53@gmail.com. Jack lives in Orlando.
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